The world’s shortest July Fourth parade

If you missed the festivities of July Fourth parades on Tuesday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has you covered with the world-famous Mequon, Wis., parade.

It now holds the record for the world’s shortest July 4th parade.

The parade took two minutes and covered 88 yards.

“I watched it, no one took any shortcuts,” Ozaukee County Circuit Court Judge County Sandy Williams said, certifying the world record entry.

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Bob Collins

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Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.